The new 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools listing include the rankings for 13 specialty programs at 196 law schools, with Case Western Reserve University School of Law earning top rankings in multiple areas of concentration.
The law school has achieved impressive specialty rankings in multiple areas: #13 in both healthcare law (up two) and international law (maintained); #30 in environmental law (up six); and #55 in business/corporate law (up nine).
Our dedicated academic centers bring in local, national and global leaders to the law school lectures and conferences. In addition, the centers offer our students experience and internships around the world in their chosen area of study.
- The Law-Medicine Center is the oldest health law program in the country, offering a wealth of courses, experiential learning opportunities, several graduate programs, outstanding faculty, extracurricular activities, experiential learning opportunities, job placement assistance and more.
- The Cox International Law Center serves as the hub of the law school's international law program, which includes The Canada-U.S. Law Institute, Institute for Global Security, Law and Policy, Henry T. King, Jr. War Crimes Research Office, Yemen Accountability Project and Talking Foreign Policy.
- In 2019, the Law School launched the Burke Center for Environmental Law with a transformative gift from Coleman P. Burke (LAW ‘70). The Burke Center now hosts a variety of lectures and conferences, most recently including Kati Kovacs, Jay Pendergrass and David B. Spence as well as the upcoming Junior Environmental Law Scholar Workshop.
- The Center for Business Law is to prepare future leaders to understand business issues facing business entities, engage in research on the role and impact of government in the regulation of business and foster public debate regarding the role of government in the regulation of businesses.
“Specialties have become increasingly important to the field of law, and we are proud to be recognized for the quality of our programs,” said Dean Paul Rose. “CWRU School of Law continues to be recognized for our practical training programs as well, earning an A+ rating by National Jurist. This recognition is a testament to our sustained investment in experiential education.”
Our faculty continue to be recognized for their scholarly impact, most recently being ranked 43rd in the nation based on citations to publications and law journals over the past five years and 37th in mean number of citations. In 2024, Princeton Review ranked CWRU School of Law 27th best in the nation in terms of the quality of teaching, based on surveys of students.